The September full Moon is traditionally called the Harvest Moon. This year it is also a so-called "Super Moon" (perigean full moon). And, bonus, there was a partial, mostly penumbral, lunar eclipse.
The eclipse was in progress as the Moon rose over Snowshoe Mountain on Tuesday (17 Sep) night:
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| 8:35 pm MDT |
Mid-eclipse occurred shortly afterward:
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| Mid-eclipse. 8:44 pm MDT. |
This sequence spans about 50 minutes:
All images were obtained with an Apertura 60mm ED f/6 refractor and an Olympus E-M5iii camera.
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